Bass, 34, who owns Bass Gloves and Bass Bats that manufacture baseball equipment, is the first Democrat to announce a candidacy for governor.

He told AL.com that his priorities would include attracting jobs to the state and protecting funding for education.

Bass is only the third candidate to announce plans to run for governor. Republican Gov. Robert Bentley is running for re-election and Bentley has one announced opponent on the GOP side, Stacy Lee George of Morgan County, AL.com reports. The primaries are June 3.